Where does “iëŋ” come from?

iëŋ (Kiput) comes from Proto-North Sarawak asaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hasaŋ — gills.

iëŋ (Kiput): gills

Definitions

  1. gills

Ancestry of “iëŋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawakasaŋ
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhasaŋgills
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hasaŋEvery word from Proto-North Sarawak asaŋ
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